Steve Guerdat world’s top showjumper

Steve Guerdat , the novel World Number One on the Rolex Rankings, competing amongst Nino des Buissonnets at the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping qualifier inwards Stuttgart (GER). © Karl Heinz Frieler/FEI

Olympic champion showjumper Steve Guerdat has taken over equally World Number One on the Rolex Rankings listing published this week.

With 2,525 points, the Swiss passenger takes over from European champion Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE), who drops downwards to 4th house (2378).

Olympic squad gilt medallist Nick Skelton (GBR) is inwards instant place, but 3 points ahead of Germany’s Christian Ahlmann.

It has been a historic flavour for Guerdat, who turned thirty inwards June, in addition to for Swiss equestrianism. Guerdat became the stimulate Swiss passenger to endure crowned Olympic Jumping champion since 1928 when he steered the talented 11-year quondam Selle Français Nino des Buissonnets to private gilt at London 2012. In the final 12 months he has picked upwardly Rolex Ranking points inwards no less than 89 competitions.

This is Guerdat’s stimulate fourth dimension to endure World Number One, but he follows inwards the footsteps of immature homo countrymen Pius Schwizer, who remained at the operate past times of the Rolex Rankings for xiii months from i Feb 2009 to 31 May 2010, in addition to Markus Fuchs, who was the world’s leading passenger from i June 2006 to 31 Dec 2007.

 

Rolex Rankings Top 10:
1. Steve Guerdat (SUI) – 2525 points
2. Nick Skelton (GBR) – 2403
3. Christian Ahlmann (GER) – 2400
4. Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) – 2378
5. Pius Schwizer (SUI) – 2358
6. Kevin Staut (FRA) – 2270
7. Marcus Ehning (GER) – 2223
8. Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) – 2098
9. Marco Kutscher (GER) – 2055
10. Elizabeth Madden (USA) – 2041

 

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